1 Corinthians 15.22,23 - Inseparably Tied

1 Corinthians 15.22,23 - Inseparably Tied

Joseph ordered his bodily deliverance be tied to the Exodus of his kinsmen to the Promised Land. When they were liberated, he would leave. For 93 years he had been estranged from the land of God’s presence. While enduring many afflictions he must have doubted whether that day would dawn. Then came a Pharaoh who did not know Joseph, and the afflictions of Joseph were super-sized upon the whole nation. They cried for centuries. But, like Joseph promised, they were finally rescued together. (Exodus 13.19) The truth of God’s ancient promises outlasted their troubles. Now we are forever linked by faith to a greater Son, “in Christ shall all be made alive…Christ is the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ” (1 Corinthians 15.22,23). No sheep will stray, no stone misplaced, no child left behind - inseparable from Him who died and rose for them.